Technical Brief: Child Participation in Nigeria (2026)

This brief highlights Save the Children Nigeria’s commitment to promoting meaningful child participation in decision-making, governance, and programme implementation. Through child-led platforms, advocacy initiatives, community engagement mechanisms, and programme consultations, children are empowered to influence policies, programmes, and decisions that affect their lives. Save the Children has supported children’s participation in national and state-level governance structures, climate action initiatives, global advocacy platforms, programme design and monitoring processes, and country strategy development. The brief also demonstrates the organisation’s efforts to strengthen accountability to children by expanding their role in organisational governance and decision-making